A Washington state man is facing an attempted murder charge after striking a pedestrian while behind the wheel of a vehicle and fleeing the scene in Lincoln City Tuesday night.

Perry Nicolopoulos, 68, of Puyallup, Washington, allegedly hit a pedestrian with his vehicle in a Walgreens parking lot and fled northbound on Highway 101 just before midnight, according to Lincoln City police.

Officers responded to the parking lot and learned a second vehicle was involved in the crash and still at the scene. The male driver of the second vehicle was outside of the car when Nicolopoulos allegedly struck him, according to Lincoln City police.

He was suffering from severe injuries and was found outside of the car when officers arrived.

The victim was life-flighted to a Portland-area hospital. His condition is unknown. His passengers, his wife and infant child, were uninjured.

Lincoln County sheriff's deputies later found Nicolopoulos on Highway 101 just north of Lincoln City.

Arresting deputies said he showed signs of impairment and was initially arrested on a driving under the influence of intoxicants charge.

After detectives investigated further, Nicolopoulos was arrested on additional charges of attempted murder, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, third-degree assault, reckless endangering and failure to perform the duties of a driver involving an injury.

He is in Lincoln County Jail.

Police are not identifying the victim and his family at this time.

The Lincoln County Crash Team and the Lincoln County Major Crime teams assisted with the investigation along with investigators from Lincoln City Police Department, Oregon State Police, Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, Newport Police Department and Toledo Police Department.

Anyone with information regarding the crash should contact the Lincoln City Police Department.Email Lauren Hernandez at lehernande@statesmanjournal.com, call 503-399-6743 or follow on Twitter @LaurenPorFavor